"A huge statistical improvement on the greens, particularly from long range, has fired the world No 2 to the season of his life One hundred and 60 feet. That was the total distance in putts made by Rory McIlroy on Sunday at The K Club. The same height as the Arc de Triomphe. Longer than the Ha'penny Bridge. Serious mileage."
"Each had its own charm. There was the 38-foot raker on two, a defibrillator blast for his round after a bad bogey on one. Or the 42-foot Hail Mary on the fifth that Rory's playing partner Alfredo Garcia-Heredia seemed to appreciate more than anyone."
Rory McIlroy produced a major statistical improvement on the greens, with long-range putting emerging as a decisive strength this season. On Sunday at The K Club he totaled 160 feet of putts made, a cumulative distance likened to the height of the Arc de Triomphe and exceeding the length of the Ha'penny Bridge. Key moments included a 38-foot raker on the second hole that revived his round after an early bogey and a 42-foot Hail Mary on the fifth that drew clear appreciation from his playing partner Alfredo Garcia-Heredia.
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